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I checked my trichs around a week ago, maybe even longer and no signs of amber and still lots of white pistils, she still has quite a few white pistils but more darker ones now and is looking similar to yours. So best I do another check and see. Tomorrow it will be 11 weeks I think for my Chocolope. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

So last night I noticed some nanners on my CBD Critical Mass, upon inspection it appeared as if none had opened so hopefully not pollen anywhere. It was not quite ready, but I decided to cut it anyways as I am not going to go and loo for nanners every day and remove them. There were amber trichomes on all 3 pieces I checked but not as much as I'd have liked and more clear trichomes than I'd have liked - especially considering it is a CBD strain. She smells like sour fruit candy, has a zing which makes me think of sour sweets... So my tent is looking very empty right now, I only have three plants inside there. Charlottes Angel which has been put in less than a week ago Chocolope GSC I must still check the trichomes for the Chocolope and GSC, but the GSC has more dark pistils compared to the Chocolope and I therefore assume the GSC will be harvested sooner. The nanners: She has been struggling to keep the bud up:

Looking good! If you are seeing amber trichs best I check my Chocolope again tonight.

Last night I decided to jar the bud and found a few more seeds, so I have a fair amount of seeds from the Daq Lime. Gonna wait a while to ensure they are properly dried and then I will put them in a ziplock bag with some silica and into the fridge. I put the one Charlottes Angel (Surrogate plant) into flower last weekend and yesterday morning I did a quick STS spray on the other Charlottes Angel (donor plant) again. I will probably put the donor plant into flower this weekend or perhaps sometime next week as I want to give the surrogate plant time to develop lots of pistils before the pollen is ready.

My phone, then I upload it via PC. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Weird, it did not allow me to add more pictures to the above post. Here are the rest of the GDP pics.

Some pics of the GDP! @420SA I cannot upload anymore pictures, it's telling me I have a limit of 117.19MB - is this limit for all pictures uploaded or per thread?

So last night I decided to harvest the Bruce Banner and GDP. Man oh man, do they both have a heavy smell! The BB smells rather cheesy to me the GDP is very similar with a slight difference. The Bruce Banner, a very sexy looking plant. The polyploid looks awesome and the fade and colour on the leaves looks phenomenal I think. The stems could not hold up the weight, the stems were not very strong on this BB for some reason. Here you can see the stem of the polyploid mutation vs a normal stem. It looks like a flat HDMI cable in a way: I will post the GDP pics shortly.

Yeah and potentially screwing over the industry. That's what they do, open branches and when they get closed down they open up elsewhere. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

The experience at the others is not the same from what I have heard, I have walked past one or two but never bothered going inside. @Master_G got some bud from them, their indoor appears to be outdoor or greenhouse at best, unless it was grown with a CFL among lots of male plants. Weak as fuck and heavily seeded. The other thing is they way they are conducting their business, it makes the cannabis industry look bad as it is still not legal and they are trying to use a grey area loop hole of sorts. It has the potential to affect the future of cannabis and possibly dispensaries too.

Ethos often have a few pheno's in their seeds I believe, so you do need to hunt the one(s) you like and want. As for cloning those plants, not sure it will root. You can try though but don't get your hopes up.

Fuck man, did you grow them from seeds or clone? Where did you get the seeds / clones from? Simple answer is genetics. If a couple have 3 kids and they are all male for example - they aren't all going to look the same. They will have features from the parents and one / some may look more like the mother or more like the father. If you want the exact same plant, you need to clone it. You can try find a pheno and keep breeding and breeding until what you get in each seed is just about the same but that takes a lot of time. With the majority of seeds you will have a few different phenos and therefore some variance as well. Although perhaps you just got screwed over, depending on where you got them from. That is a possibility too.

So I finally got around to harvesting the Daquari Lime and the seeds she has provided too! I got a few more seeds than pictured below, I started by trying to pick out as many seeds as I could and then I did the bus wash and trim, got a few more during trimming and may even find a few more when I finally give it a try - she was not heavily seeded which is perfectly fine by me considering I do not need stupid amounts of seeds from her. I only used around 4 or 5 pollen sacs and spread the pollen with my sticky fingers. Seeds are nice and large!

So I cut down the Tropicana this weekend as it was ready, the rest not quite. The GDP appears to be the next plant which will get chopped. Yield on the Tropicana seems a little disappointing, although it is frosty AF and the quality of the trim is insane! I am keeping the Tropicana trim separate, I plan on making some oil from it - so no easy way to measure the potency or yield form the trim unfortunately. Below are some pics just before harvesting, I also did a bud wash just to ensure the buds are nice and clean!

That looks really good! Seems its the sugar leaves with the very dark colour - looks beautiful! Let us know how she smokes once dry and cured.

So one thing to remember is that not all diodes are the same. So the biggest question is what diodes are you going to use? Clones don't need much interms of lightning. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Since the buds have just started you can try spraying them, I know some members like using hydrogen peroxide (a 3% solution). Others have had luck using milk and water, I know@CreX tried this a while ago and it worked well for him. There is also AQ SF, which is meant to eat the PM - I'd say start spraying with something for now to try get rid of it ASAP before buds develop even more as spraying with larger buds could lead to mould issues as the buds may not dry properly or quick enough once they're dense. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Welcome. What lights are you running exactly? 3000W output on LED's is some serious lighting and would cover a huuuge area - around 7 sqm, is it those blurple lights which are overrated perhaps? Please start a grow diary and show off your grow!! :D Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Nice, I think 2 would be the limit in terms of a nice spread and good light penetration. The LM301B are awesome diodes! Please create a grow diary and keep us posted with your grow. Are you going to be using a tent to grow in? Also what light cycle do you plan on using? If it is in an office where people are and with electronic equipment light leaks would be a concern of mine - however since it is an autoflower you can minimize the dark period duration... You could even run the light for 24 hours a day (never have a dark period).

That is likely the draw from the wall then, I still suspect the actual power which the LED's are receiving is around 60W, 80W at a push considering the max rated draw per LM301B diode is 0.57W So if they are putting out 60W of power and it's drawing 106W, the efficiency is pretty shit. 44W of power being wasted. Almost double the power - not something you need to be concerned about since you are not paying for electricity but just something to keep in mind for others who are interested in possibly purchasing these lights. Running two lights will lead to 88W of power being "wasted" and running it on 18 hours a day (for veg) leads to 65 KWH per month of wasted electricity and a total usage of 153KWH per month. So let's put this into an easy to understand rand value, the below calculations are based on a rate R1.82 per KWH. 2x Circular lights per month will cost you R278.4, this is for a total output of around 120W of LED lighting. Of that amount R118.30 is wasted due to the lack of efficiency. Convenient solutions for sure, not light on electricity. Rather close to an HID setup actually. If they are legit LM301B diodes, they are great diodes! The same LED's I run actually. How many plants do you plan on growing under that light?

Welcome! You've come to the right place if you want to make friends and gain knowledge! Read the various existing threads and then start your own and ask questions.

So approx 60W - 80W (I think closer to 60W though) per circular board in terms of LED output. If they are all LM301B diodes, then around 80W would be the absolute max, although I have not seen any manufacturer advertise their QB's at the max rated power and it is generally not advised to run LED's at max either, you lose efficiency and it decreases their life span. So around 120W of LED lighting from that light you have there. I would be curious as to the actual draw from the wall, anyway are you able to check the amps it pulls from the wall after being on for 5 - 10 min and then the voltage coming out of the wall?

Congrats @High_grade.420 and @Kgrows There were some fantastic entries all around! Well done to everyone else as well. A big thank you to the sponsors as well and of course @420SA. Cannot wait to get my Freedom Farm goodies!

Alright cool, nice heatsink you made there, I assume the fan is blowing air in and across the "fins"? R2400 plus the heatsink is not a terrible price, although curious as to how many LED's are on each board - how it may compare against a more traditional Quantum Board.

@Bakstein420 So that is for 2x of the circle boards and 1 heatsink? I assume both of the circle boards fit on 1 heatsink? How many LED's per board and have you received it yet?